CognitiveTPG Blaster ADVANTAGE BD Series User manual

QUICKSTART
WARNING-SHOCKHAZARD and STATICDISCHARGE:
CAUTION-PRINTERSETUP & HANDLING:
Neveroperatethe printerin alocation whereit canget wet. Personal
injurycouldresult.
Thedischargeof electrostaticenergythat accumulatesonthe surfaceof
thehuman body or other surfaces can damage or destroy the print head
orelectronic components used inthis device. DONOT TOUCHthe print
heador the electronic components under the print head carriage.
When installing or modifying the printer setup or configuration, ALWAYS TURN
POWER OFFbefore: (1) connecting any cables, (2) performing any cleaning or
maintenanceoperations, (3) moving the printer.
Thisequipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digitaldevice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
providereasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment
isoperated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
canradiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
withthe instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications.Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
causeharmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interferenceat his own expense.
Thisclass B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICS-003 requirements.
Cetappareil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
FCCDECLARATION OF CONFORMITY:
INDUSTRYCANADA NOTICE:
Copyright© 2001 Cognitive. Cognitive™ and BlasterADVANTAGE™ aretrademarks ofCognitive.
Otherproducts and corporate names used in this publication may be trademarks or registered
trademarksof other companies and are used only for explanation and to their owner’s benefit,
withoutintent to infringe. No part of this manual may be reproduced for any purpose or in any
form,including electronic storage and retrieval, without the express permission of Cognitive.
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MORE INFO Refer to your CD-ROM for more detailed
information. Refer to the Cognitive web
site for the latest firmware and software
upgrades, including printer drivers.
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Theself test checks the printer’s overall operability.
IMPORTANT!The printer should be loaded with
media,connected to AC power and turned off.
• Pressand hold the FEED button.
• Turnthe printer ON while holding the FEED button.
Releasethe FEED button when self test starts to
print.
• Turnthe printer off and on again to return to
normalprinting operation.
IMPORTANT!After performing a self test, the printer
isin hexidecimal dump mode and cannot print
normallyuntil you cycle the power.
5MAINTENANCE (With Every Media Roll)
SUPPLY CORE
Clean the print head A, drive roller B and the index sensors Cand
D witha soft, lint free cloth lightly saturated with 99%isopropyl
alcohol. Pressthe FEED button to clean all sides of theroller.
CAUTION! Incorrectlycleaning the printer will cause permanent
damageand void the printer’s warranty. Cognitive recommends using
acertified cleaning pen for all your printer’s cleaning requirements,P/N
60-14-00-0002.
ContactCognitive for all your supply needs, including media and cleaning pens.
SELFTEST
PRINT MODE & INDEX METHOD
Thisis a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio
interferencein which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
TMI
AllBD and BT models
A
B
C
D
AllBlaster ADVANTAGE printer models are manufactured in an ISO 9002
compliantenvironment.
EUROPEANCOMPLIANCE:
Blaster ADVANTAG
E
Blaster ADVANTAG
EBlaster ADVANTAGE
Thermaltransfer printers can operate in direct
thermalor thermal transfer mode and must be set
tothe correct print mode for proper results.
AllAdvantage printers can use black bar, gap or
notchindexing.
Yourlabel printing software should provide the
meansto set these parameters. See your software
documentationfor details.
Refer to the CognitiveProgrammer’s Guide included
onthe CD ROM to set these parameters using the
CognitiveProgramming Language.
TheCD ROM includes Windows drivers, label design
softwareand additional information.
102-101-01 Rev.A April 2001

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OPEN PRINTHEAD LOAD RIBBON (ThermalTransfer Only) LOAD MEDIA
POWER & CABLES
Connect a parallel cable A, serial cable B
or ethernet cable C tothe back of the
printer.Connect the power cable Dto
theback of the printer and plug it in.
IMPORTANT!Use only the 19VAC power
supplyprovided with the printer.
Note:This guide shows a BT4 Ethernet
printer.Your printer may look different, but
theoperations are the same.
Openthe dust cover. Slide back the black latches to
releasethe print mechanism. Raise the mechanism to
prepareto load print media or ribbon and to clean
theprinter.
Placethe loaded media spindle in the printer with the
blackguide to the right.
Feedthe media under the open print mechanism.
Note:The media spindle should fit securely with the
blackguide pressed securely against the media roll.
Unwinda few inches of the new ribbon from the
supplycore. Pull gently on the supply core mount
flexiblearm and insert the ribbon supply roll. Lower the printmechanism and press down firmly to
securelatches.
Note:The latches click when properly closed. With the
mediaand ribbon loaded, the Ready light turns green.
Liftout the media spindle. Load the media
ontothe spindle, keeping the black media
guideto the right of the media roll.
IMPORTANT!The imaging surface must
faceup as it passes under the print
mechanism.
Turnthe ribbon takeup core A(see inset) to align theslotted end with the
takeupmount C. Gently pull the flexible arm out andsnap the takeup core
intoplace.
Note: Theprinter automatically takes up the slack in the ribbon.
SUPPLY CORE
Turnthe printer on A.
12 3 4
ThePower light Ais green
whenready to print.
The Ready light Cisgreen
whenready to receive data.
Note:If the Ready light is red, check for printer
error,empty media roll, or paused operation
duringbatch mode processing.
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ABA
B
C
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B